7 Day Banff Travel Guide

34-page PDF of expert advice to help you navigate your Canadian Rockies trip and maximize your experience. This travel guide includes what activities within each of the national parks to do, including Icefields Parkway stops as you drive from Banff to Jasper. The Banff Travel guide covers where to stay in Banff Canada, where to stay in Lake Louise, and where to stay in Jasper National Park. This Banff itinerary also includes an overview map of the trip from Banff to Jasper, including a map of the Icefields Parkway.

The guide is very user-friendly and has links to the recommended hotels, a ticket page for paid activities, and links to each trail you will hike. On top of that, this travel guide provides recommended places to eat, where to fly, a recommended packing list, and apps to download to make this trip a breeze. This itinerary also includes information on transportation between cities and within cities, where to fly, and apps to download to make this trip a breeze. 

Last Updated: January 2025

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Where the Banff Travel Guide Itinerary Goes:

This comprehensive 7 day guide has you sight seeing & hiking your way through Banff, Jasper, Kootenay & Yoho National Parks. This itinerary can be used as a guide even if your trip is not 7 days as you can pick and choose which items you would like to do.

This Canadian Rockies Itinerary will take you to:

• Banff National Park
• Jasper National Park
• Kootenay National Park
• Yoho National Park

How this Banff Itinerary will help you

This itinerary makes planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies a breeze! We include recommendations on daily activities, how to structure your day, how much time to allot for activities, drive time, and where to stay. This 7-day Banff travel guide is easily modifiable. By eliminating the day trips or activities, you can use this itinerary as a guide for 5 days in Banff or 10 days in Banff.

How to get around the Canadian Rockies

For this itinerary, you will need to rent a car. We outline the milage between each destination & include estimated drive times. Due to the remote nature of the national parks, we also recommend that you download offline maps so that you can navigate safely between each destination.

• Banff to Jasper via the Icefields Parkway
• Jasper to Banff National Park
• Banff to Yoho
• Banff to Kootenay

Where to Stay in Banff and Jasper

Hotel recommendations included in the trip to Canadian Rockies itinerary:

• Where to stay in Banff/where to stay in Canmore
• Where to stay in Jasper/where to stay in Hinton
• Where to stay in Banff's Lake Louise 

Activities & Extras

Planning a one-week trip to Banff and the surrounding areas can be overwhelming; that is why we include everything in this itinerary that you need to just show up and have fun! There are so many things to do in the Rockies and this itinerary includes activities, hikes, and sites that are worth visiting. We also share our packing list, helpful squad tips, where to eat in each city, and general travel tips. Here are some of the highlights of this trip: 

• Lake Louise
• Lake Moraine
• Columbia Icefield Adventure
• Johnston Canyon
• Emerald Lake